Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-21
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The legislature yesterday elected Charles
Grattan Judge of the Corporation Court CT
Stanton.
J. R. Hardesty, OF Frederick county, this
week shipped 10000 pounds of turkeys 10
Philadelphia.
A coIored woman committed suicide IN
Dapville Monday night, By taking large
quantity oflaudaDum.
Mr.. John B Carter, who owned the farm
in Clarke county on which is the celebrated
spout spring, died in Frederick county on
Saturday aged 60 years.
George Jennings, an employe in plane
ing mil at Danvi!le. had his left hand man
ged in the machinery yesterday. His ling
ers had to be amputated.
Mrs. Margaret Yates, aged 60 years, wife
of Mr.. Snowden Yates, proprietor ofthe Ma
tional Hotel, 10 Danville, and native of
O;ange county, Gied in Danville yesterday
The valuable granite quarriea in Dinwid
die county few miles from Petersburg,
known az Lynch's quarrics. were sold yes
terday 10 syndicate for 1925.
The store and contents Of Marshall Den
by, at White Post. G arke county. were de
troyed By fire on Friday night last. The
loss was covered by insurance.
The Danville city treasurer announces
that he has on hand funds sufficient (abont
500 000) to pay the annual interest on Dan
Wills bonded debt, which interest falls due
January l.
A syndicate CT Northern capitalists has
bought OF Capt H. c. Niche, of Abemarle
county. three hundred acres Of land at
Decatur, Ala, for $4,000 Mr. Niche has
also sold an option on another tract at $780,
900.
William Minor, coored, of Falmouth,
was killed by freight train ou the 4. F. q
p. r. r. near Richland station, Saturday
evening last He had hcen for the mail
and was returning, a96 aid not know of the
special freight tina: struck and killed him.
The stone wall on the edge of the canal, a
short distance above the old pumr-house at
Richmond, gave way yesterday and the vol
ume of water which comes down the canal
went cut into thu river The accident
caused temporary suspension at all the mills
and factories.
Mr.. A L. Jacobs net with a singular &C.
cideut on Sunday, at his home in Rich
mond He was fastening his suspenders
when one of them slipped from his hand
and, reboundiug, struck him in one OF his
eyes, in1icting both painful and q danger
GUS wound.
DR.. Fl. NJ. Grant, one Of the most eminent
surgeon-dentists of the country died at his
home in Abingdon yesterday, after long
I'd lingering illness, at the age Of 6ity.tive
years. He was twice president of the Vir.
ginia Dental society, and the first president
OF the Southern Dental Association.
EJ,r,sl NJ A,,,:,, I;o1 Of Cho fc-
Vile yesterday, after protracied illness.
man ofintegrity and popularity, aud dea.
con in and treasurer of the Presbyterian
church. He leaves six children and wife,
who is daughter of the late Jordan Blair,
of Richmond.
In the House of Delegates yesterday Mr.,
Waddill republican, Introduced resolution
requesting the Virginia delegation 10 Coz
gress to call iua body upon Speaker Car.
isle and ask him to appoint committees that
will not sntagonize the Blair educational
bill and the abolition of internal taxes. He
made u Intellectual attempt TO have it con
sidered al once but this failed.
Harry Jones, widely known citizen of
Isle Of Wight county, who has been on trial
for the murder Of Walter Gaddes, has been
convicted of murder in the first degree.
Geddes was one of Jones's tenants. The
two men became involved in a dispute
about horse. during which Jones shot Ged
des through the head, killing him instant
ly. Jones is married man, with six or
eight children.
A young man, claiming to be from Balli-
more, but whose name no one knows, took
lodgings in North Danvile boarding house
Saturday night. Monday night after sup
per, and just before train time, be said be
would go over to Danville, and borrowed an
overcoat from one ofth boarders. he has not
been heard from since, and many valuabes
other than the oyercoat are missing from
the boat ding house.
The Washington detective who wen5 to
Frederick City, Md, Monday night after
John r. Dueuid and Mary +. Peters, the
Prince William county girl he had car
red off with him from Washington, returned
yesterday morning with the information
that the girls father had been to Frederick
and carried his daughter back to Priuce
William county A there vas left no Wit
ness against Duieuid, the Washington au
thorities telegraphed to the Frederick au.
thorizing bis release.